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Erik Erikson: The Life-Span Approach

Erik Erikson

Supported the idea that we can change

• The types of relationships we have in each stage develop our personality
• We can “rescue” ourselves from problems of life by making meaningful choices

Psychosocial Stages of Personality Development

• 8 successive stages over the lifespan
• Addresses bio, social, situational, personal influences
• Crisis: must adaptively or maladaptively cope with task in each developmental stage
• Respond adaptively: acquire strengths needed for next developmental stage
• Respond maladaptively: less likely to be able to adapt to later problems
• Basic strengths: Motivating characteristics and beliefs that derive from successful resolution of crisis in each stage

Stage 1: Trust v.

Mistrust

• Totally dependent on others
• Caregiver meets needs: child develops trust
• Caregiver does not meet needs: child develops mistrust
• Basic strength: Hope
• Belief our desires will be satisfied
• Feeling o